Body color: Black on back, becoming gray mottled w/ black on sides, whitish ventrally; pelvic fins light, other fins dark. (Also see above underwater photo.) Maximum length: 25 in (63 cm) Peritoneum color: light Maximum depth: 200 fm (366 m) Shape between eyes: convex Common depth: <83 fm (<150 m) Counts: D:XIII-XIV,13-16, Ar:7-9, P1:18-20, GR:32-39, LLp:46-55, LLs:50-55, V:26 Similar species: Blue RF - mouth smaller, maxilla extends anterior to midorbit; eye smaller; anal-fin margin perpendicular; head spine count differs. Dusky RF - body color gray to greenish brown in Light Dusky RF, uniform dark onto belly in Dark Dusky RF; anal-fin margin perpendicular; symphyseal knob present; mandibular pores evident (reduced in Black RF); head spines typically absent. Yellowtail RF - body color brassy; fins washed w/ yellow; anal-fin margin perpendicular; head spine count differs. Olive RF - body color olive-brown; fins olive to yellow; head spine count differs; anal-fin margin perpendicular. Distribution: Aleutian Islands - Southern California
Occurence: Aleutian Islands - Southern California
Depth: 366 meters Size: 63 cm
Species code: 30330